A routine traffic stop by a Commerce police officer last week resulted in the arrest of two men and a woman on 17 charges, including felony drug charges.

According to the arrest report, the officer pulled a vehicle over into the parking lot of the Kangaroo convenience store at about 11:20 last Thursday night because of a headlight violation.

He immediately noticed that a passenger in the back seat of the vehicle was asleep and not wearing a seat belt. He asked all of the occupants for identification.

The owner of the vehicle gave police permission to search it, which made one of the other occupants very nervous — for a good reason, according to the report.

Officers found a quantity of methamphetamine, several pills, a set of digital scales, knives, five boxes of Sudafed (commonly used to manufacture methamphetamine), several cans of butane, 30 cigarette lighters, a loaded .38 revolver, extra bullets, a number of vials containing methamphetamine residue and a number of glass pipes.

Those arrested and the charges against them include:

•Richard E. Porterfield, 34, 2712 Clayton Drive, Valdosta, possession of methamphetamine, possession of tools for the commission of a crime, possession of Xanax, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and a headlight violation

•Christopher Ray Ogle, 20, 41 Beaver Run Road, Winterville, possession of methamphetamine, possession of a tool for the commission of a crime, possession of Xanax, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon

•Robyn M. Gunnells, 41, Hwy. 106, Athens, possession of methamphetamine, possession of tools for the commission of a crime, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of Xanax, providing false information — and warrants from Jackson and Banks counties

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